Mysore–Bangalore line

Mysore–Bangalore line
Mysore Junction
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerIndian Railways
LocaleKarnataka
Termini
Stations24
Websitewww.swr.indianrailways.gov.in
Service
Services1
Route number74[1]
Operator(s)South Western Railway zone
Depot(s)KrishnarajapuramTooltip Krishnarajapuram railway station
Rolling stock
History
Opened25 February 1882; 142 years ago (1882-02-25)
Technical
Line length138.25 kilometres (85.90 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Old gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Loading gauge4,725 mm × 3,660 mm (15 ft 6.0 in × 12 ft 0.1 in) (BG)[2]
ElectrificationCompleted in December 2017
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph)
Route map

Legend
km
Up arrow to Chamarajanagar
0.0
 Mysore Junction Bus interchangeParking
Right arrow to Hassan Junction
3.9
 Mysore New Goods Terminal
Right arrow to Hassan Junction
8.6
 Naganahalli
12.2
 Palahalli Halt
14.1
 Paschima Vahini Point
14.9
 Shrirangapattana
15.5
 Cauvery North Point
19.5
 Pandavapura
23.5
 Chandagirikopal
28.6
 Byadarahalli
MYSTooltip Mysore railway division limits Up arrow
SBCTooltip Bangalore railway division limits Down arrow
37.4
 Yeliyur
45.2
 Mandya
55.3
 Hanakere
64.4
 Maddur
69.6
 Nidaghatta
75.7
 Settihally
82.6
 Channapattana
93.7
 Ramanagaram
100.9
 Ketohalli
108.4
 Bidadi
114.9
 Hejjala
125.8
 Kengeri
129.3
 Jnanabharathi Halt
130.7
 Nayandahalli
133.4
 Krishnadevaraya halt
137.9
 Bangalore City Bus interchangeParking
Right arrow to Yesvantpur Junction
Down arrow to Bangalore Cantonment

Mysore–Bangalore line (officially Mysuru–Bengaluru line) is a fully electrified double line from Mysore Junction to Bangalore City.

Background

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The line extends from Mysore Junction to Bangalore City falling mostly under Bangalore railway division and a few stretches under Mysore railway division within the limits of South Western Railway zone at Bangalore City.[3][4] [5]

Construction

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Since the rail network in British India was entirely private affairs. The erstwhile Kingdom of Mysore established Mysore State Railway for improving rail connectivity, right after the commissioning of Madras Royapuram–Bangalore City railway line in 1879.[6] Though managing Mysore State Railway was an expensive affair, Chamarajendra Wadiyar X decided to lay a new rail from Bangalore to Mysore in 1870, and shelved the project soon.[7] Again he dusted the project and initiated the construction in 1877–1878. The 56 kilometres (35 mi) stretch between Bangalore–Channapatna was completed on 1 February 1881, the 37 kilometres (23 mi) Channapatna–Mandya stretch on 20 March 1881 and the final 45 kilometres (28 mi) Mandya–Mysore stretch was completed and the entire stretch thrown open to traffic on 25 February 1882.[8][9] The line currently has a maximum operating speed of 100 km/h (62 mph).[10] Talks are going on to increase the speed from 100 km/h (62 mph) to 130 km/h (81 mph) in order to facilitate semi high speed trains like Vande Bharat express which will reduce the time taken between the 2 cities to less than 100 minutes, but with high amount of gradients and high degree curve the construction of new railway line is a possibility.

The project to convert the Bangalore–Mysore metre gauge to broad gauge is approved in 1979–80.[11]

Development

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Sanctioned in 2009–2010, the railways took up the state's demand for doubling as well electrification at an estimated cost of ₹505 crore (US$61 million) which was later revised to ₹526.31 crore (US$63 million) and finally escalated to ₹874.75 crore (US$100 million). Land acquisition of about 160 acres (65 ha), especially 25 acres (10 ha) near Mandya alone have been done as part of double line and improving stations between Ramanagaram and Mysore Junction.[12]

The electrification of the line had been completed and was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 20 February 2018.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Public Time Table" (PDF). South Western Railway zone. Indian Railways. 246. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  2. ^ J S Mundrey (2010). Railway Track Engineering (Fourth ed.). New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-07-068012-8. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  4. ^ "South Western Railway zone". Railway Board. South Western Railway zone. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Mysore to Bangalore Train Service – If you know that from Mysore Railway Junction to Bangalore City Junction there survival more than 27 trains daily, and related to South Western Railway Zone Bangalore Today(Bengaluru)". Bangalore Today. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  6. ^ Saritha, S R (6 November 2013) [Completed 2012]. "2" (PDF). Colonialism and modernisation; history and development of southern railway a case study (Ph.D.). University of Kerala. pp. 64–65. hdl:10603/12705. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  7. ^ "A rail link to Mysore's history". The Times of India. Mysore. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  8. ^ Shankaragouda Hanamantagouda Patil, S. H. Patil ; foreword by M .M. Kalburgi (2002). Community dominance and political modernisation. New Delhi: Mittal Publications. p. 61. ISBN 9788170998679. Retrieved 5 October 2016.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ R. Krishna, Kumar (27 April 2013). "History unfolds". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Indian Railways Map - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  11. ^ https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/3436/1/lsd_07_02_13-03-1980.pdf Page 96
  12. ^ Asha, Krishnaswamy (15 June 2015). "Railway double line to Mysuru almost ready". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  13. ^ "PM Modi flags off new Mysuru-Udaipur train". Times of India. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
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